Sentences with phrase «evaluation practices in»

California is known for having the most demanding textbook evaluation practices in the country, with publishers forced to go to extreme lengths to meet state requirements.

Ten years later: Findings from a replication of a study of teacher evaluation practices in our 100 largest districts.

The 2009 publication The Widget Effect (Weisberg, Sexton, Mulhern, & Keeling, 2009), a study of teacher evaluation practices in 12 diverse districts in four states, found that over 99 % of tenured teachers in districts using a satisfactory or unsatisfactory rating system earned a positive rating.

Its recent $ 60 million pledge to the College - Ready Promise coalition seeks to provide innovative teacher evaluation practices in high - performing charter management organizations in Los Angeles.

Although many states and districts made worthy changes to their evaluation practices in response to long - ago - spent Race to the Top dollars, the pushback against those changes has been intense, the methodology usually had flaws (especially when linking student learning to teacher performances), and lots of places have been backing down.

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Understanding the concepts behind Gantt charts, a critical path, as well as Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) diagrams has been extremely useful in untangling a wide range of complex business issues, processes, relationships and practices.

In which case, you know how important it is — culturally and functionally — to agree on talent evaluation practices.

$ 563,000 USD granted to convene best practices from key municipalities that have initiatives focused on reducing household food waste and conduct a deeper level evaluation of interventions in two regions.

There is no evidence in these evaluation practices that any tangible value is given to commercialization of university research.

DALBAR, Inc. is the nation's leading financial services market research firm and performs a variety of ratings and evaluations of practices and communications that are committed to raising the standards of excellence in the financial services and healthcare industries.

Hartford Funds has contracted with third party vendors noted herein to provide resources that are designed to help financial professionals operating in the retirement space with plan evaluation and support, education and practice management.

In the survey process, part one evaluated workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics, worth about 25 % of the total evaluation.

He practiced a searching self - criticism and self - evaluation and was forever on the lookout for wrong - headedness in himself and others.

The ecumenical conversations between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity distinguished three contemporary Reformed attitudes toward the Roman Catholic Church: of those who remain unconvinced that the Catholic Church has actually dealt with the fundamental issues that divided Rome and the Reformation, those who «have not been challenged or encouraged to reconsider their traditional stance» and remain «largely untouched by the ecumenical exchanges of recent times,» and those who have engaged «in a fresh constructive and critical evaluation both of the contemporary teaching and practice of the Roman Catholic Church and of the classical controverted issues.»

(b) Training laboratories for ten or twelve days full - time in a parish which serves as the laboratory for supervised practice and evaluation.

Groups will require a person experienced in group facilitation and extension, monitoring and evaluation of on - farm practice change and communication and reporting, to oversee the demonstration.

The workshop content includes energy evaluation and planning strategies, best practices for energy management in vineyards and wineries, and renewable energy opportunities.

In addition to brewing, distillation and wine making practices, students may vet their production output via sensory evaluations.

Included were a ban on heading in soccer age 10 and below, limits on heading in practice for those ages 11 to 13 years, and new substitution rules to allow for evaluation of players suspected of having suffered a concussion without such substitution being counted against the team's total number of allowed substitutions.

While we know that not every camp can engage in a large evaluation process, we hope that our findings will be useful to others and inspire reflection about how camps can excel as high quality learning environments where kids can practice many of the essential skills they need for school, job, and relationship success.

Student athletes suspected of sustaining a concussion or any other head injury at a practice or game must be removed from play and may not return until they have received written clearance from a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions and head injuries.

Download one chapter at a time due to the very large file size Chapter One Waldorf Education and Education Reform Chapter Two The Waldorf Understanding of the Purpose of Education Chapter Three Research Objectives and Procedures Chapter Four How Waldorf Teachers Set Learning Goals Chapter Five Teaching and Making Assessments in a Waldorf Classroom Chapter Six Formal Assessments in Waldorf Education Chapter Seven Learning - centered Assessments: Waldorf Methods in Concept Chapter Eight The Preparation, Profession, and Practice of a Waldorf Class Teacher Chapter Nine Teacher Evaluation in Waldorf Elementary Schools Chapter Ten Waldorf Education and the Future of Assessment for Learning

ADHD: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.

Once attached to a player's helmet (a hockey version is available now, versions for football, lacrosse, and ski and snowboard helmets will be introduced in 2012) The ShockboxTM sensor measures the G - Force of a hit to the helmet from any direction, and then sends the data wirelessly via Bluetooth to the athletic trainer, coach or parent's smart phone to alert them when the athlete suffers a traumatic head impact that may be concussive so they can be removed from the game or practice for evaluation on the sideline using standard concussion assessment tools, such as the Standardized Assessment of Concussion, Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT2) or King - Devick test.

The American College of Nurse - Midwives and the North American Registry of Midwives recommend that midwives should at minimum meet the standards of midwifery established by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), which include completion of a formal midwifery education program, national certification, and licensure in the local jurisdiction of practice.32, 33 Certified professional midwives (CPMs) may achieve certification through apprenticeship and portfolio evaluation without obtaining a formal midwifery degree; within CPM professional organizations efforts are under way to uniformly adopt ICM standards.33, 34 Oregon has followed this trend; in 2015 licensure became mandatory for attendants at out - of - hospital births.

I realize that this is not more headshake worthy than the death rate, which is about as bad as we expected but I didn't want such a gem of an example of what passes for critical thinking and practice evaluation in midwifery circles to get lost.

Practice parameter: The diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of the initial urinary tract infection in febrile infants and young children.

Preparations are being made to hold a citywide medical training in July for all providers to update their practices in concussion evaluation and management because I expect more young athletes will seek medical care for possible concussions.

As well as leading on and participating in a range of research and evaluation projects, the team also contributes to the development of effective policy and practice through the interpretation, synthesis and dissemination of research findings, and acts as a knowledge broker between policy and practice stakeholders, researchers and the academic sector (in the UK and Europe) to strengthen links and collaboration.

There was something for everyone on the menu: using Apple technology, developing research - based practices to teach students in the early grades, engaging students through digital instruction, understanding the new teacher evaluation system as set by state law, preventing high - risk student behaviors and how Community Learning Schools meet the needs of students and their families.

Drawing from AAAS» fingerprint report, which includes an extensive review of the scientific literature, evaluations of when such analysis is or is not well grounded in science and a review of practices lacking scientific foundation, Holt urged the Justice Department to not permit examiners to estimate the frequency of any fingerprint observation or use the term «identification» or «source identification» in testimony or reports.

[H] azard identification, hazard evaluation, and hazard mitigation in laboratory operations are critical skills that need to be part of any laboratory worker's education,» Identifying and Evaluating Hazards states, and this process needs to become deeply ingrained in the daily practice of research.»

The issues addressed in this program include prevention and treatment of leading causes of maternal, neonatal and pediatric morbidity and mortality, maternal and child nutrition and the role of micronutrients in healthy child bearing, and reproductive health including socio - behavioral aspects, birth practices, and development and evaluation of newer contraceptives.

They write, «This Practice Guideline was developed to assist in the evaluation and treatment of opioid use, and in the hope that, using this tool, more physicians will be able to provide effective treatment.»

Using pre - and post-course surveys, open - ended questions, self - reports of section leader teaching practices, and classroom observations, the researchers compared student examination scores and end - of - course evaluations from 150 Masters - level candidates in the «Principles of Epidemiology» introductory course.

These include a new «at - risk» code in Oregon that allows young children to receive Medicaid - covered mental health services before they have a full - blown mental health disorder; Medicaid coverage in Oregon and Michigan for evidence - based parenting programs that can help parents learn parenting practices that promote a positive parent - child relationship and address challenging child behavior; and extensive training and support for pediatricians in Minnesota who want to conduct maternal depression screening during well - child visits and respond appropriately when the screen indicates that the mother needs further evaluation and support.

Traditional hardware security evaluation practices — such as X-raying chips to look for threats built - in during manufacturing — are of little use since an FPGA could be infected with Trojan logic or malware after system deployment.

In 1993 Albert Cotugno, a practicing psychologist in Massachusetts, reported that only 22 percent of 92 children referred to an ADHD clinic actually met criteria for ADHD following an evaluation, indicating that many children referred for treatment do not have the disorder as formally defineIn 1993 Albert Cotugno, a practicing psychologist in Massachusetts, reported that only 22 percent of 92 children referred to an ADHD clinic actually met criteria for ADHD following an evaluation, indicating that many children referred for treatment do not have the disorder as formally definein Massachusetts, reported that only 22 percent of 92 children referred to an ADHD clinic actually met criteria for ADHD following an evaluation, indicating that many children referred for treatment do not have the disorder as formally defined.

«This evaluation is intended to point out where forensic practice is well founded in science and where it is not and to produce a research agenda to serve as the basis for arriving at forensic methods that will inspire greater confidence in our criminal justice system,» says the report, the second of two AAAS reports on the state of forensic science, the first focusing on the quality of fire investigations in the United States.

As the adoption of SABR for the treatment of early stage operable lung cancer would be a paradigm shift in lung cancer care, it warrants further thorough evaluation before widespread adoption in practice.

The Consortium expects to serve as a disability employment think tank, as well as a demonstration, evaluation, and policy advisor hub, housing best practice data uniquely suited to meet the needs of people with disabilities in the midwestern states.

As the adoption of SABR for the treatment of early stage operable lung cancer would be an important paradigm shift in lung cancer care, it warrants further thorough evaluation before widespread adoption in practice.

In addition, Dr. Lyon describes the process called «Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention» (EGAPPIn addition, Dr. Lyon describes the process called «Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention» (EGAPPin Practice and Prevention» (EGAPP).

Through its dedicated disability employment portfolio, the Center conducts research and performs evaluation activities that seeks to generate new knowledge about the impact of public policies and programs on the inclusion of people with disabilities into the workforce, and identify, through rigorous research and evaluation, promising «to work» strategies and practices in the field that are showing success in helping people with disabilities to seek and retain competitive employment.

Eric has a Medical Doctorate (MD) from the University of Ouagadougou in 2010, followed by a diploma in vaccinology and courses / training in Good Clinical Practice, monitoring and evaluation, evaluation of malaria programmes and assessment and analysis of malaria indicators of the demographic and health surveys.

The practice of pain medicine is multi-disciplinary in approach, incorporating modalities from various specialties to ensure the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of the pain patient.

Ideal for current chiropractic students, chiropractic physicians or other practicing health care professionals who want to add value to their practice, this clinically - focused masters in sports medicine builds upon prior health care education and emphasizes evaluation, management, treatment and rehabilitation of injured athletes.

Steeped in traditional healing methods, principles and practices, Naturopathic Medicine focuses on holistic, proactive prevention and comprehensive evaluations and recommendations.

Currently, I offer comprehensive evaluations in my clinical practice to assess for food intolerances and hormone imbalances that may be impacting mood, energy, sleep, skin, reproductive health, and digestion.

Allison is also a Licensed body worker, specializing in the practice of Trigger Point Therapy and range of motion evaluation as well as stretching, to release and heal areas of tension and dysfunction of muscles.